Rotating mirror assembly including a sealed inner chamber

ABSTRACT

A rotating mirror assembly, comprising a mirror including a front surface and a rear surface, a front cover engaged with the front surface, a fluidly sealed cavity formed between the front cover and the mirror, a rim operatively arranged to clamp the mirror and the front cover together, and a wall bracket comprising an aperture, the mirror arranged to rotatably engage the aperture. The cavity is filled with a liquid and snow-flake-like particles.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a rotating mirror, and moreparticularly, to a rotating mirror having a sealed inner chambercontaining a liquid therein.

BACKGROUND

Mirrors are well known in the art. The mirror was first invented by aGerman chemist in 1835 and employed silvered glass to create areflective surface by the deposition of a thin layer of metallic silveronto glass through the chemical reduction of silver nitrate. Today,mirrors are commonly made of a plate of transparent glass, with a thinreflective layer on the back. However, the plain design of currentmirrors do not incorporate special effects.

Thus, there is a long-felt need for a mirror that provides a reflectionbut also special effects in the form of floating particles within aninner chamber comprising a liquid.

SUMMARY

According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a rotatingmirror assembly, comprising a mirror including a front surface and arear surface, a front cover engaged with the front surface, a fluidlysealed cavity formed between the front cover and the mirror, a rimoperatively arranged to clamp the mirror and the front cover together,and a wall bracket comprising an aperture, the mirror arranged torotatably engage the aperture.

In some embodiments, the rotating mirror assembly further comprises aseal arranged between the front surface and the cover. In someembodiments, the front cover comprises a meniscus portion edgeoperatively arranged to engage the front surface, a concave meniscusportion extending radially inward from the meniscus portion edge, and alip extending radially outward from the concave meniscus portion. Insome embodiments, the seal is arranged between the lip and the frontsurface. In some embodiments, the rim comprises a crimped C-channel rim.In some embodiments, the mirror further comprises a through-boreextending to the cavity, the through-bore operatively arranged to allowthe cavity to be filled with fluid. In some embodiments, the rotatingmirror assembly further comprises a plug operatively arranged to engagethe through-bore to fluidly seal the fluid within the cavity. In someembodiments, the rotating mirror assembly further comprises fluidarranged in the cavity. In some embodiments, the rotating mirrorassembly further comprises a plurality of particles arranged in thefluid. In some embodiments, the aperture is key-hole shaped. In someembodiments, the rotating mirror assembly further comprises a wheelbracket connected to the rear surface, the wheel bracket comprising agroove operatively arranged to engage the aperture.

According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a rotatingmirror assembly, comprising a mirror including a front surface and arear surface, a transparent front cover engaged with the front surface,a seal arranged between the front surface and the cover, a fluidlysealed cavity formed between the front cover and the mirror, the cavitybeing at least partially filled with a fluid, a rim operatively arrangedto clamp the mirror and the front cover together, and a wall bracketcomprising an aperture, the mirror arranged to rotatably engage theaperture.

In some embodiments, the front cover comprises a meniscus portion edgeoperatively arranged to engage the front surface, a concave meniscusportion extending radially inward from the meniscus portion edge andaxially away from the front surface, and a lip extending radiallyoutward from the concave meniscus portion and axially away from thefront surface. In some embodiments, the seal is arranged between the lipand the front surface. In some embodiments, the mirror further comprisesa through-bore extending to the cavity, the through-bore operativelyarranged to allow the cavity to be filled with fluid. In someembodiments, the rotating mirror assembly further comprises a plugoperatively arranged to engage the through-bore to fluidly seal thefluid within the cavity. In some embodiments, the rotating mirrorassembly further comprises a plurality of particles arranged in thefluid. In some embodiments, the aperture is key-hole shaped, the mirroris connected to a wheel bracket including a groove, and the groove isoperatively arranged to removably engage the aperture.

According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a rotatingmirror having a sealed cavity, comprising a front cover and a mirror, aC-channel rim arranged to fixedly seal a front surface of the mirror toa rear surface of the front cover, and a bracket rotatably secured tosaid mirror, wherein when the front cover and the mirror are fixedlysecured by the C-channel rim a sealed cavity is formed between the frontcover and the mirror.

According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a rotatingmirror having a sealed cavity, comprising a front cover and a mirrorsecured by a C-channel, the mirror rotatably secured to a bracket, and acavity, the cavity arranged between the front cover and the mirror,wherein the cavity is arranged to hold a liquid therein and the liquidis arranged to suspend a plurality of particles therein.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a mirror that may berotatably attached to a wall. Another object of the present disclosureis to provide a mirror having a sealed cavity therein. Specifically, thesealed cavity is arranged to hold a liquid wherein the liquid suspends aplurality of particles that produce a snow globe effect when the mirroris rotated.

These and other objects, features, and advantages of the presentdisclosure will become readily apparent upon a review of the followingdetailed description of the disclosure, in view of the drawings andappended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various embodiments are disclosed, by way of example only, withreference to the accompanying schematic drawings in which correspondingreference symbols indicate corresponding parts, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a rotating mirror assembly showing auser and the user's reflection;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rotating mirror assembly shown inFIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the rotating mirror assembly shownin FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the rotating mirror assembly takengenerally along line 4-4 in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 5 is a detail view of the rotating mirror assembly taken generallyat detail 5 in FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the rotating mirror assembly shown inFIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view of the rotating mirror assemblyshown in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the rotating mirror assembly shown in FIG.2 ;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the rotating mirror assembly takengenerally along line 9-9 in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 10 is a detail view of the rotating mirror assembly taken generallyat detail 10 in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating mirror assemblyshown in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the rotating mirror assembly withthe particles settled at the bottom thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the rotating mirror assembly shownin FIG. 12 rotated 270° degrees clockwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

At the outset, it should be appreciated that like drawing numbers ondifferent drawing views identify identical, or functionally similar,structural elements. It is to be understood that the claims are notlimited to the disclosed aspects.

Furthermore, it is understood that this disclosure is not limited to theparticular methodology, materials and modifications described and assuch may, of course, vary. It is also understood that the terminologyused herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only,and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this disclosure pertains. It should be understood thatany methods, devices or materials similar or equivalent to thosedescribed herein can be used in the practice or testing of the exampleembodiments.

It should be appreciated that the term “substantially” is synonymouswith terms such as “nearly,” “very nearly,” “about,” “approximately,”“around,” “bordering on,” “close to,” “essentially,” “in theneighborhood of,” “in the vicinity of,” etc., and such terms may be usedinterchangeably as appearing in the specification and claims. It shouldbe appreciated that the term “proximate” is synonymous with terms suchas “nearby,” “close,” “adjacent,” “neighboring,” “immediate,”“adjoining,” etc., and such terms may be used interchangeably asappearing in the specification and claims. The term “approximately” isintended to mean values within ten percent of the specified value.

It should be understood that use of “or” in the present application iswith respect to a “non-exclusive” arrangement, unless stated otherwise.For example, when saying that “item x is A or B,” it is understood thatthis can mean one of the following: (1) item x is only one or the otherof A and B; (2) item x is both A and B. Alternately stated, the word“or” is not used to define an “exclusive or” arrangement. For example,an “exclusive or” arrangement for the statement “item x is A or B” wouldrequire that x can be only one of A and B. Furthermore, as used herein,“and/or” is intended to mean a grammatical conjunction used to indicatethat one or more of the elements or conditions recited may be includedor occur. For example, a device comprising a first element, a secondelement and/or a third element, is intended to be construed as any oneof the following structural arrangements: a device comprising a firstelement; a device comprising a second element; a device comprising athird element; a device comprising a first element and a second element;a device comprising a first element and a third element; a devicecomprising a first element, a second element and a third element; or, adevice comprising a second element and a third element.

Moreover, as used herein, the phrases “comprises at least one of” and“comprising at least one of” in combination with a system or element isintended to mean that the system or element includes one or more of theelements listed after the phrase. For example, a device comprising atleast one of: a first element; a second element; and, a third element,is intended to be construed as any one of the following structuralarrangements: a device comprising a first element; a device comprising asecond element; a device comprising a third element; a device comprisinga first element and a second element; a device comprising a firstelement and a third element; a device comprising a first element, asecond element and a third element; or, a device comprising a secondelement and a third element. A similar interpretation is intended whenthe phrase “used in at least one of:” is used herein. Furthermore, asused herein, “and/or” is intended to mean a grammatical conjunction usedto indicate that one or more of the elements or conditions recited maybe included or occur. For example, a device comprising a first element,a second element and/or a third element, is intended to be construed asany one of the following structural arrangements: a device comprising afirst element; a device comprising a second element; a device comprisinga third element; a device comprising a first element and a secondelement; a device comprising a first element and a third element; adevice comprising a first element, a second element and a third element;or, a device comprising a second element and a third element.

By “non-rotatably connected” elements, it is meant that: the elementsare connected so that whenever one of the elements rotate, all theelements rotate; and, relative rotation between the elements is notpossible. Radial and/or axial movement of non-rotatably connectedelements with respect to each other is possible, but not required. By“rotatably connected” elements, it is meant that the elements arerotatable with respect to each other.

Adverting now to the figures, FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of mirrorassembly 100 showing user 600 and user's reflection 601. FIG. 2 is aperspective view of rotating mirror assembly 100. Both FIGS. 1 and 2illustrate mirror assembly 100 with internal particles 500 suspendedwithin liquid 400 that is contained within a sealed inner chamber. InFIGS. 1-2 , cross-hatching illustrates liquid 400 that is containedwithin mirror assembly 100, and dark dotting illustrates particles 500suspended within liquid 400.

Mirror assembly 100 generally comprises front cover 10, C-channel rim 20(shown in FIG. 2 ), and mirror 30 (shown in FIG. 4 ). Front cover 10 issecured to mirror 30 via C-channel rim 20, which acts as a clamp that isarranged to hold front cover 10 and mirror 30 together. In someembodiments, C-channel rim 20 also includes clip 90, which may be usedas an extra support to maintain the crimp of C-channel rim 20 and/or asa sign on which a brand name may be displayed. When front cover 10 andmirror 30 are secured by C-channel rim 20, sealed inner cavity orchamber 80 is formed therebetween. In some embodiments, inner cavity 80is arranged to hold internal liquid 400 which includes plurality ofparticles 500 suspended therein. Particles 500 create a snow globeeffect that may be seen when user 600 views reflection 601 in mirror 30of mirror assembly 100, as shown in FIG. 1 . It should also beappreciated that mirror assembly 100 is attached to a rotating bracketassembly that allows mirror assembly 100 to be rotated. When mirrorassembly 100 is rotated, particles 500 are displaced from the bottom ofmirror assembly 100 to the top of mirror assembly 100, at which pointparticles 500 fall back down to the bottom of internal cavity 80 (i.e.,rotating mirror assembly 100 agitates particles 500 within internalcavity 80). The falling particles 500 within internal liquid 400 createsthe snow globe effect.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of rotating mirror assembly 100.Although FIG. 3 illustrates clip 90 located at the bottom of rim 20(i.e., at “six o'clock”), clip 90 may be positioned anywhere on rim 20.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of rotating mirror assembly 100 takengenerally along line 4-4 in FIG. 3 . FIG. 5 is a detail view of rotatingmirror assembly 100 taken generally at detail 5 in FIG. 4 . Thesectional views in FIGS. 4-5 draw particular attention to cavity 80.Cavity 80 is a sealed space that is defined by the inside surface offront cover 10, the outside edge of front cover 10, and the inside orfront surface of mirror 30. Cavity 80 is sealed by C-channel rim 20engaging and securing front cover 10 and mirror 30 to each other, aspreviously described. Cavity 80 is arranged to hold internal liquid 400and particles 500 that are suspended within internal liquid 400.

In a preferred embodiment, liquid 400 can comprise a mixture of lightoil and water, ethylene glycol, or glycerin and water. The exactcomposition of snow globe liquid 400 is well known in the art,Historically, the snow or “flitter” particles 500 could also be made ofa wide variety of materials, including but not limited to bone chips,pieces of porcelain, sand, sawdust, gold foil, non-soluble soap flakes,or, preferably, plastic. For health and safety reasons, white plastichas become more common in the construction of modern snow globes. Anadded benefit of glycerol is that is slows the descent of the snow.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the rotating mirror assembly 100,specifically illustrating the bracket of assembly 100 and the rear oroutside surface of mirror 30. Plug 32 is shown engaged with the rearsurface of mirror 30. Plug 32 is arranged to sealably close opening oraperture 33 located in mirror 30 (see FIG. 9 ). Opening 33 is used tofill cavity with liquid 400 and/or particles 500. In some embodiments,opening 33 is arranged in front cover 10 instead of in mirror 30. Mirrorbracket 40 is operatively arranged to be non-rotatably connected tomirror 30. In some embodiments, mirror bracket 40 is fixedly secured tothe rear surface of mirror 30, for example, via adhesives, welding,soldering, fasteners, screws, bolts, pins, rivets, etc. Mirror bracket40 includes centrally arranged aperture 41 that is arranged to acceptfastener 51 to secure wheel bracket 50 to mirror bracket 40. Wheelbracket 50 includes channel or groove 54 operatively arranged to engagean inside edge of an aperture of wall bracket 60. Wall bracket 60includes a plurality of apertures arranged near an outside edge thereofto engage fasteners 61-64 to secure wall bracket 60 to an externalsurface or structure, such as a wall. Mirror bracket 40, wheel bracket50, and wall bracket 60 are described in greater detail below.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view of rotating mirror assembly 100.FIG. 8 is a top plan view of rotating mirror assembly 100. Mirrorbracket 40 is non-rotatably connected to the rear surface of mirror 30.Wheel bracket 50 is connected to mirror bracket 40, for example viafastener 51 and nut 55. In some embodiments, wheel bracket 50 isrotatably connected to mirror bracket 40. In some embodiments, wheelbracket 50 is non-rotatably connected to mirror bracket 40. In use, wallbracket 60 is fixedly secured to an external surface, such as a wall,via fasteners 61-64 (see FIG. 11 ). To attach mirror assembly 100 towall bracket 60, wheel bracket is inserted into the aperture of wallbracket 60, where an edge of the aperture of wall bracket 60 seatswithin groove 54 of wheel bracket 50, which allows wheel bracket 50,wall bracket 40, mirror 30, C-channel rim 20, and front cover 10 ofmirror assembly 100 to rotate.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of rotating mirror assembly 100 takengenerally along line 9-9 in FIG. 3 . As shown, mirror bracket 40 isnon-rotatably connected to mirror 30, specifically, rear surface 31 ofmirror 30. Mirror bracket 40 is arranged to extend away from its outsideedges towards its center (i.e., bowl shaped), creating a space betweenrear surface 31 of mirror 30 and the center inside surface of mirrorbracket 40 where aperture 41 is arranged (see FIG. 11 ). In someembodiments, mirror bracket 40 is integrally formed with mirror 30. Insome embodiments, mirror bracket 40 is a separate component connected torear surface 31 of mirror 30, for example, via fasteners such as screws,snap-fit fasteners, additional grooves on rear surface 31 to slidablyaccept mirror bracket 40, adhesives, soldering, welding, etc. The spacecreated allows the head of wheel bracket fastener 51 to be axiallyarranged between rear surface 31 of mirror 30 and the inside centersurface of mirror bracket 40. Wheel bracket fastener 51 removablysecures wheel bracket 50 to mirror bracket 40 via nut 55. In someembodiments, nut 55 is arranged in a counterbore of through-bore 53, thecounterbore arranged on the outside surface of wheel bracket 50 (seeFIG. 9 ). After wheel bracket 50 is attached to mirror bracket 40 viawheel bracket fastener 51 and nut 55, groove 54 of wheel bracket 50 isthen engaged with wall bracket 60, as will be described in greaterdetail below.

FIG. 10 is a detail view of rotating mirror assembly 100 taken generallyat detail 10 in FIG. 9 . Cavity 80 is formed between front cover 10,mirror 30, and C-channel rim 20 and is sealed to hold liquid 400therein. Front cover 10 comprises meniscus portion 14, meniscus portionedge 16, and lip 18. Meniscus portion edge 16 is operatively arranged toengage front surface 34 of mirror 30. Meniscus portion 14 extends frommeniscus portion edge 16 in a radially inward direction and away frommirror 30. Lip 18 extends from meniscus portion edge 16 in a radiallyoutward direction and away from mirror 30. Lip 18 is arranged to contactan inner surface of C-channel rim 20. Seal 70 is arranged axiallybetween front surface 34 and lip 18. C-channel rim 20 is arranged toclamp rear surface 31 of mirror 30, seal 70, and the front surface oflip 18 together. In some embodiments, seal 70 comprises silicone orsilicone gel. Seal 70 is arranged about the entire inner surface of lip18 and arranged circularly about the entire outer edge of front surface34 of mirror 30. Seal 70 acts as a secondary seal between front cover 10and mirror 30, with the primary seal being formed by the engagement ofmeniscus portion edge 16 and front surface 34. The abutment of meniscusportion edge 16 and front surface 34 also serves as a stop to preventseal 70 from entering cavity 80. It should be appreciated that meniscusportion edge 16 is an outer surface of front cover 10 and is thecontacting surface that engages front surface 34 of mirror 30 whenC-channel rim 20 is engaged to front cover 10 and mirror 30. In someembodiments, to assemble mirror assembly 100, rear surface 31 of mirror30 is placed on top of a first flange of C-channel rim 20 with thesecond flange of C-channel rim 20 being generally perpendicular to thefirst flange (i.e., uncrimped). Then seal 70 is arranged on top of frontsurface 34 and front cover 10 is arranged on top of front surface 34 andseal 70. The second flange of C-channel rim 20 is then crimped to clampthe elements together and formed sealed cavity 80.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of rotating mirror assembly 100.Front cover 10 and mirror 30 are arranged to be clamped together byC-channel rim 20. Opening 33 is arranged in cavity 80. In someembodiments, opening 33 is a through-bore extending from rear surface 31to front surface 34. Plug 32 is arranged to sealingly engage opening 33.Thus, plug 32 can be removed to fill cavity 80 with liquid 400 and/orparticles 500. Once filled, plug 32 is engaged with opening 33. Beforemirror bracket 40 is non-rotatably connected to rear surface 31 ofmirror 30, wheel bracket fastener 51 is inserted into aperture 41 ofbracket 40. Wheel bracket 50 includes a substantially centralthrough-bore 53 that is arranged to accept wheel bracket fastener 51.Nut 55 engages fastener 51 to secure wheel bracket 50 to mirror bracket40. In some embodiments, nut 55 is arranged completely within acounterbore of through-bore 53, as best shown in FIG. 9 . Wheel bracket50 also includes mounting groove 54. Wheel bracket 50 is substantiallycylindrical, having a first base facing rear surface 31 of mirror 30 anda second base facing wall bracket 60. Mounting groove 54 is arrangedbetween both faces of wheel bracket 50, wherein mounting groove 54 hasan outer circumference that is less than the outer circumference of bothfaces of wheel bracket 50.

Wall bracket 60 is secured to an external surface, such as a wall, via aplurality of fasteners 61-64 that each have a respective aperturearranged on each of the four corners of wall bracket 60. Although FIG.11 depicts wall bracket to have four (4) fasteners 61-64 and fourrespective apertures, it should be appreciated that any number offasteners and apertures would be acceptable so long as the selectednumber provides a sufficient weight-bearing securement of wall bracket60 to an external surface. Wall bracket 60 comprises a keyhole-shapedaperture which is defined by upper aperture 65 and lower aperture 66.Upper aperture 65 comprises edge 65 a having a first width or radius andlower aperture 66 comprises edge 66 a having a second width or radius,the second width or radius being less than the first width or radius.The first width or radius is also greater than the radius of wheelbracket 50. As such, wheel bracket 50 is first inserted in upperaperture 65 and then wheel bracket 50, along with the rest of mirrorassembly 100, is lowered into lower aperture 66. Lower aperture 66 has awidth or radius that is greater than mounting channel 54 of wheelbracket 50 and less than the bases of wheel bracket 50, such that whenmounting channel 54 is engaged with edge 66 a of lower aperture 66 itcannot be removed unless it is lifted upwardly into upper aperture 65and pulled out. Once wheel bracket 50 is seated on edge 66 a of loweraperture 66, wheel bracket 50 and the connected components of mirrorassembly 100 may be rotated while wheel bracket 50 maintains a seatedposition within lower aperture 66.

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of rotating mirror assembly 100 withparticles 500 settled at the bottom thereof. For exemplary purposes,upper portion 110 of mirror assembly 100 refers to the upper hemisphereand lower portion 120 of mirror assembly 100 refers to the lowerhemisphere. Internal liquid 400 is trapped and contained within cavity80, which is formed by front cover 10 and mirror 30. Preferably, cavity80 is filled completely with liquid 400 such that there are no airpockets within cavity 80. Particles 500 suspended within liquid 400 areshown resting at the very bottom of lower portion 120 of mirror assembly100. As mirror assembly 100 is rotated in clockwise direction 200 (or acounterclockwise direction) with respect to wall bracket 60, particles500 will displace.

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of rotating mirror assembly 100 shownin FIG. 12 rotated 270° degrees clockwise. As shown, mirror assembly 100is rotated, at which point particles slide via gravity and fall throughinternal liquid 400 in a downward direction, creating a snow globeeffect in front of mirror 30.

It should be appreciated that particles 500 may take a variety of forms,shapes, sizes, and colors. Particles 500 could be white and relativelysmall to produce a snow globe effect when falling. Alternatively,particles 500 could be larger and possibly made of a glow in the darkmaterial for themed settings. The design of the suspended particlescould take a variety of different forms to accommodate variousaesthetics.

It will be appreciated that various aspects of the disclosure above andother features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be desirablycombined into many other different systems or applications. Variouspresently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications,variations, or improvements therein may be subsequently made by thoseskilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by thefollowing claims.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

-   10 Front cover-   14 Meniscus portion-   16 Meniscus portion edge-   18 Lip-   20 C-channel rim-   30 Mirror-   31 Rear surface-   32 Plug-   33 Opening-   34 Front surface-   40 Mirror bracket-   41 Aperture-   50 Wheel bracket-   51 Wheel bracket fastener-   52 Bolt-   53 Through-bore-   54 Groove-   55 Nut-   60 Wall bracket-   61 Fastener-   62 Fastener-   63 Fastener-   64 Fastener-   65 Upper aperture-   65 a Edge-   66 Lower aperture-   66 a Edge-   70 Seal-   80 Cavity-   90 Clip-   100 Mirror assembly-   110 Upper portion-   120 Lower portion-   200 Clockwise rotation-   400 Internal liquid-   500 Particles-   600 User-   601 Reflection

What is claimed is:
 1. A rotating mirror assembly, comprising: a mirrorincluding a front surface and a rear surface; a front cover engaged withthe front surface; a fluidly sealed cavity formed between the frontcover and the mirror; a rim operatively arranged to clamp the mirror andthe front cover together; and, a wall bracket comprising an aperture,the mirror arranged to rotatably engage the aperture.
 2. The rotatingmirror assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a sealarranged between the front surface and the cover.
 3. The rotating mirrorassembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the front cover comprises: ameniscus portion edge operatively arranged to engage the front surface;a concave meniscus portion extending radially inward from the meniscusportion edge; and, a lip extending radially outward from the concavemeniscus portion.
 4. The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 3,wherein the seal is arranged between the lip and the front surface. 5.The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the rimcomprises a crimped C-channel rim.
 6. The rotating mirror assembly asrecited in claim 1, wherein the mirror further comprises a through-boreextending to the cavity, the through-bore operatively arranged to allowthe cavity to be filled with liquid.
 7. The rotating mirror assembly asrecited in claim 6, further comprising a plug operatively arranged toengage the through-bore to fluidly seal the liquid within the cavity. 8.The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprisingliquid arranged in the cavity.
 9. The rotating mirror assembly asrecited in claim 8, wherein said liquid comprises a glycerin and watersolution.
 10. The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 8,further comprising a plurality of particles arranged in the liquid. 11.The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein saidparticles consists of materials selected from the group consisting ofbone chips, pieces of porcelain, sand, sawdust, gold foil, non-solublesoap flakes and plastic.
 12. The rotating mirror assembly as recited inclaim 1, wherein the aperture is key-hole shaped.
 13. The rotatingmirror assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a wheelbracket connected to the rear surface, the wheel bracket comprising agroove operatively arranged to engage the aperture.
 14. A rotatingmirror assembly, comprising: a mirror including a front surface and arear surface; a transparent front cover engaged with the front surface;a seal arranged between the front surface and the cover; a fluidlysealed cavity formed between the front cover and the mirror, the cavitybeing at least partially filled with a liquid; a rim operativelyarranged to clamp the mirror and the front cover together; and, a wallbracket comprising an aperture, the mirror arranged to rotatably engagethe aperture.
 15. The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 14,wherein the front cover comprises: a meniscus portion edge operativelyarranged to engage the front surface; a concave meniscus portionextending radially inward from the meniscus portion edge and axiallyaway from the front surface; and, a lip extending radially outward fromthe concave meniscus portion and axially away from the front surface.16. The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 15, wherein theseal is arranged between the lip and the front surface.
 17. The rotatingmirror assembly as recited in claim 14, wherein the mirror furthercomprises a through-bore extending to the cavity, the through-boreoperatively arranged to allow the cavity to be filled with liquid. 18.The rotating mirror assembly as recited in claim 17, further comprisinga plug operatively arranged to engage the through-bore to fluidly sealthe liquid within the cavity.
 19. The rotating mirror assembly asrecited in claim 14, further comprising a plurality of particlesarranged in the liquid.
 20. The rotating mirror assembly as recited inclaim 1, wherein: the aperture is key-hole shaped; the mirror isconnected to a wheel bracket including a groove; and, the groove isoperatively arranged to removably engage the aperture.